The National Geographic Mlagazine
Oxcart Drivers Liked to Camp Near a Shady Ombu When Crossing the Nearly Treeless Plains
At San Miguel National Monument, the Government maintains this replica of the old-st\le ox wagon. High
wooden wheels helped smooth inequalities in the ground; cowhides with the hair left on covered the to). The
driver, in gaucho dress, sips mate while roasting a steak on a skewer.